Today's Patriot Switchboard dispatch starts on Christmas Day, when the United States struck ISIS camps in northwest Nigeria amid reports the group had been targeting and killing Christians. We talk about what that kind of operation signals—clear threat, clear target, decisive action—and why it matters when American power is used with focus and restraint.

From there, we pivot back home to the growing clash between enforcement, federal authority, and the courts—another reminder that public order can’t be treated like a legal seminar while regular people live with the consequences.

We also weigh the latest “strong economy” headlines against what families actually feel: groceries, insurance, and the everyday costs that don’t go away just because the numbers look good on paper.

And we close with a quick look at the holiday travel crush—millions of Americans enduring lines and chaos just to get home—one of the clearest reminders that culture and family still hold this country together when institutions fall short.